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was not imparted to the uninitiated, and were called ‘the perfected,’ cf. 1 Cor. 2:6-16
where the Apostle has these ‘mysteries’ in mind and presents the gospel in contrast
thereto; here ‘the perfected’ are, of course the believers, who alone can perceive the
things revealed; (b) Christ, who is God Himself revealed under the conditions of human
life, Col. 2:2; 4:3, and submitting even to death, 1 Cor. 2:1 [in some mss., for
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testimony], 7, but raised from among the dead, 1 Tim. 3:16, that the will of God to
coordinate the universe in Him, and subject it to Him, might in due time be
accomplished, Eph. 1:9 (cf. Rev. 10:7), as is declared in the gospel Rom. 16:25; Eph.
6:19; (c) the Church, which is Christ’s Body, i.e., the union of redeemed men with God in
Christ, Eph. 5:32 [cf. Col. 1:27]; (d) the rapture into the presence of Christ of those
members of the Church which is His Body who shall be alive on the earth at His
Parousia, 1 Cor. 15:51; (e) the operation of those hidden forces that either retard or
accelerate the Kingdom of Heaven (i.e., of God), Matt. 13:11; Mark 4:11; (f) the cause of
the present condition of Israel, Rom. 11:25; (g) the spirit of disobedience to God, 2
Thess. 2:7; Rev. 17:5, 7, cf. Eph. 2:2.”*
To these may be added (h) the seven local churches, and their angels, seen in
symbolism, Rev. 1:20; (i) the ways of God in grace, Eph. 3:9. The word is used in a
comprehensive way in 1 Cor. 4:1.†
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NAIL (Noun and Verb)
A. Noun.
(
4
, 2247) occurs in the remarks of Thomas regarding the print of the nails
used in Christ’s crucifixion, John 20:25.¶
B. Verb.
(
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, 4338), “to nail to” (
, “to,” and a verbal form of A), is used
in Col. 2:14, in which the figure of a bond (ordinances of the Law) is first described as
cancelled, and then removed; the idea in the verb itself is not that of the cancellation, to
which the taking out of the way was subsequent, but of nailing up the removed thing in
triumph to the cross. The death of Christ not only rendered the Law useless as a means of
salvation, but gave public demonstration that it was so.¶
NAKED (Adjective and Verb), NAKEDNESS
A. Adjective.
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(
, 1131) signifies (a) “unclothed,” Mark 14:52; in v. 51 it is used as a
noun (“
” and “ ” being italicized); (b) “scantily or poorly clad,” Matt. 25:36, 38,
43, 44; Acts 19:16 (with torn garments); Jas. 2:15; (c) “clad in the undergarment only”
¶ Indicates that all the NT occurrences of the Greek word under consideration are
mentioned under the heading or sub-heading.